Storytime and Cookie Decorating with Jasmine Cho: Role Models Who Look Like Me
Schedule
Sat May 18 2024 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location
Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Harrisburg, PA
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HAAPI (Harrisburg Asian American Pacific Islander) is proud to host the 3rd Annual AAPI Heritage Month Celebration in partnership with the Susquehanna Art Museum, Midtown Scholar, and Make Us Visible PA. Join us in celebrating and recognizing the contributions of Asian American & Pacific Islanders to the history, culture, beauty, and achievements of the Greater Harrisburg Area and beyond.On Saturday, May 18th from 10am-12pm, join artist, author, and cookie activist Jasmine M. Cho for a storytime, book signing, and cookie decorating experience. Cho will read from her new book, 'Role Models Who Look Like Me: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Made History,' followed by cookie decorating.
Jasmine M. Cho is a Pittsburgh-based artist, author, and cookie activist most known for using portrait cookies to elevate representation for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. She is also a Food Network Champion (“Christmas Cookie Challenge” Season 3, Episode 8) and the Founder of Yummyholic.
Her cookie activism has been featured internationally on various media outlets that include NPR, HuffPost, CBS This Morning, and The Korea Daily. In 2019, Jasmine gave a TEDx talk on her work that immediately went viral and has since reached over 47K views. Jasmine has received numerous accolades including CREATOR of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, the Small Business Community Champion Award by Citizens Bank, and was also awarded a Mayor’s Proclamation declaring Jan. 28th, 2020 as “Jasmine Cho Day” by the City of Pittsburgh. Expanding to traditional fine art while pursuing art therapy studies, Jasmine wrote, illustrated, and published her first children’s book, Role Models Who Look Like Me: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Made History.
While managing the stressors of owning a small business, Jasmine became more aware of the therapeutic impacts of baking. Believing that mental health services should be as diverse as the communities they serve, she is now exploring the frontiers of research-based bake therapy with hopes to make the kitchen a more accessible and empowering space for creativity and healing for all people.
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Where is it happening?
Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N 3rd St,Harrisburg,PA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
